As Net Grows, Some See
Money in Networking

By

Connie Ling WSJ.com

Updated May 30, 2000 12:01 a.m. ET

When the Internet World exhibition opened in India last September, its main organizer, Penton Media Inc., was hoping to draw executives and representatives from high-tech companies around the world. It did that -- and more.

More than 25,000 industry representatives attended the conference and exhibition over three days. But what really stole the show was an unexpected audience: the public.